JAKE MCCARTHY

If baseball's season were as short as football's, the conversation about parity would be different

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What would the dominant baseball narratives be if this season were 17 games long.

Shorter games, more running, more action. Two years in, MLB's rule changes have provided a jolt

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Major League Baseball is thriving two years after introducing sweeping measures to make the game more exciting.

Judge is awesome. So is Ohtani. But it's the balanced Diamondbacks who have MLB's best offense

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Aaron Judge is mashing homers at an astounding pace for the New York Yankees.

Will Smith hits 3-run homer, Dodgers extend NL West lead to 5 games with 10-9 win over D-backs

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Will Smith hit a late three-run homer, Shohei Ohtani added his 43rd of the season and the Los Angeles Dodgers extended their NL West lead to five games with a 10-9 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks.

MLB playoffs 2023: Verlander gets Game 1, all 8 teams prep for Division Series openers Saturday

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Justin Verlander is scheduled to start for the Houston Astros against former teammate Carlos Correa and the Minnesota Twins in Game 1 of their AL Division Series on Saturday.

Diamondbacks outlast the Braves 16-13 to snap 4-game losing streak

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Geraldo Perdomo gave Arizona the lead with a two-run double in the ninth inning and the Diamondbacks took advantage of Atlanta’s worst pitching effort of the season to beat the Braves 16-13.

Strikeout numbers are still stubbornly high in MLB despite rules changes

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Major League Baseball has made the games faster, the bases bigger and defense a little bit harder.

Kershaw, Dodgers win another NL West title, blank D-backs

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Clayton Kershaw pitched seven dominant innings and the Los Angeles Dodgers won the NL West for the ninth time in 10 seasons, blanking the Arizona Diamondbacks 4-0.

Pujols blasts two more HRs, Cardinals beat Diamondbacks 16-7

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Cardinals slugger Albert Pujols blasted two more homers, pushing his career total to 692 and helping St. Louis beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 16-7.

Walker, Diamondbacks snap Phillies' 9-game winning streak

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Christian Walker had three hits and three RBIs, Jake McCarthy homered and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Phillies 13-1 to end Philadelphia’s nine-game winning streak and give interim manager Rob Thomson his first loss.

Rojas hits 3 home runs, Dbacks outslug Cubs in HR derby 10-6

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Josh Rojas launched his first three longballs of the season and the Arizona Diamondbacks powered past the Chicago Cubs 10-6 in a game of home run derby at Wrigley Field.

MLB spring camps open, Bieber in Guardians gear, Vlad Jr set

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Cleveland ace Shane Bieber limbered up in Guardians gear, Toronto Blue Jays star Vladimir Guerrero Jr. began taking grounders and new St. Louis Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol signed autographs as spring training camps in Florida and Arizona finally opened to big leaguers.

NL East-leading Braves overcome Duvall's lost HR in victory

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Ian Anderson pitched two-hit ball over six-plus innings and Austin Riley, Ozzie Albies and Freddie Freeman homered as the Braves beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 9-2.

Braves ride big 5th inning to win, extend NL East lead

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Austin Riley had three doubles and three RBIs, Adam Duvall added a two-run homer and the Atlanta Braves extended their lead in the NL East by beating the Arizona Diamondbacks 11-4.